Zhang v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 921

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Zhang v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 921 Appeal from: Zhang v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCCA 183

File number: NSD 264 of 2016

Judge: GRIFFITHS J

Date of judgment: 9 August 2016

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal from decision of Federal Circuit Court of Australia – claim that migration agent acted fraudulently in providing bogus document in support of visa application – Public Interest Criterion 4020 (PIC 4020) – whether appealable error for primary judge to hold that in the particular circumstances appellant's alleged lack of knowledge of agent's actions did not avoid the operation of PIC 4020. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – whether appellant should have leave to raise new grounds not run below.

Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), s 140 Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss 5, 48, 48(1), 97, 425, 476 Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth), Sch 2, Sch 4, cls 485.221(1); 885.224, cl 885.224(a), reg 1.03, PIC 4020; PIC 4020(1); PIC 4020(2)

Cases cited: Huang v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 792 Patel v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 22; 145 ALD 566 Prodduturi v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 5; 144 ALD 243 Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 151 Suttor v Gundowda Pty Ltd [1950] HCA 35; 81 CLR 418 SZFDE v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2007] HCA 35; 232 CLR 189 SZSXT v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCAFC 40; 222 FCR 73 Trivedi v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCAFC 42; 220 FCR 169 University of Wollongong v Metwally [1985] HCA 28; 60 ALR 68 Water Board v Moustakas [1988] HCA 12; 180 CLR 491